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The idea of the straight man is very important. But I'd rather it be somebody else, because it's not as fun. And… — Will Arnett Copy Share Image
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Part of understanding the notion of Justice is to recognize the disproportions among which we live...it takes an awful lot of living… — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
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So we [with Kate DiCamillo] would act them out, we would toss ideas back and forth, we would laugh, we would argue.… — Alison McGhee Copy Share Image
Barrels are very difficult to find. But when you have them, give them lots of equity. Promote them, take them to dinner… — Keith Rabois Copy Share Image
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I had been afraid of breast cancer, as I suspect most women are, from the time I hit adolescence. At that age,… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
People who look down never get much of an idea of the sky where the stars are set. And the fellow who… — George Matthew Adams Copy Share Image
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Among German historians, there's really not much debate about whether or not Hitler was a social Darwinist. He clearly was drawing on… — Richard Weikart Copy Share Image
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There were no hundreds and hundreds of cases of domestic violence. I would have no knowledge of that or have any idea… — Jerry Angelo Copy Share Image
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